Thomas Irving

1812 - 1886  (74 years)

• Name	Thomas Irving
  Born	23 Jun 1812	, New York State, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147404
  Died	23 Nov 1886	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Paisley Cemetery, Paisley, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I147404	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Tribe,   b. 1814, Lurgashall, , Sussex, England ,   d. 25 Feb 1890, Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Ann Irving,   b. 10 Nov 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1928, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F36854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At a meeting held in Elora on Nov. 7th, 1839, a committee of three - William Reynolds, Andrew Geddes and David Gilkison - was appointed to carry out this project. The frame work was put up by John Gafney, William Day and Joseph Huxtable; the plastering was done by Thomas Irvine and the carpenter work by Henry Wilbee. While this was being done each member of the committee used his influence with friends and their appeals were generously responded to. Altogether the sum of two hundred and eleven pounds was raised. Thirty-five pounds of this was placed at the disposal of the committee by the Rev. Arthur Palmer to whom it had been entrusted. He was an Episcopal clergyman, living in Guelph, who had, as a missionary, occasionally visited and preached to these English settlers. That the leading spirit in this work was Mr. Reynold's mother is shown by her letters to her son urging and encouraging him to persevere in this work. Besides the money which at different times she sent as her own contribution, the following extract from one of her letters is interesting as it mentions who some of the other contributors were. The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

  
  

• Sources

  [S2437] Census - Canada - 1851, Canada, Ontario, Pilkington - Div 12 pg 18. Thomas Irvin 42, American farmer Mary wife 37 England Ann 15 Amer. Robert 14 Canada Mary Ann Tribe 34 England widow Robert 14 Cand Catherine A. 12 Sera? Jane 10 Thomas 8 [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., County, B., & Cemetery, P. (1812). Thomas Irving (1812-1886) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 5 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154861192.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1812 - , New York State, USA Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Nov 1886 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Paisley Cemetery, Paisley, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth